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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sedaris believed he was living art because
(a) He sold silk sceens of footprints.
(b) He allowed a friend to shoot him in the shoulder.
(c) He was on drugs and deluded by his own sense of self-importance.
(d) He was finally off drugs and moving past performance art.

2. What prompts Lou Sedaris to enroll his children in music lessons?
(a) He attends a concert for Dave Brubeck and his sons.
(b) His attends a rock concert with his children.
(c) He attends a concert for the Von Trapp Family Singers.
(d) He attends a jazz festival with his children.

3. What Sedaris admires in his sister Gretchen is
(a) Her own personality.
(b) Her admission to art school.
(c) Her indifference to art.
(d) Her talent as a sculptor.

4. Sedaris fears his father is not up to the task of caring for his new dog, Sophie, because
(a) She is violent and does not obey him.
(b) He is older now, and she is young and strong.
(c) He is not as attentive to pets as he used to be.
(d) He is older now, and she is old and dying.

5. The sign Sedaris would post on the Speech Therapist's door would read
(a) Future Homosexuals of America.
(b) Future Sports Enthusiasts of America.
(c) Speech Therapy Lab.
(d) Janitor's Closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sedaris prepare to teach his workshop?

2. Where music is concerned, Sedaris' father could be described as a

3. Sedaris compares his father's most recent dog, Sophie, to

4. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to

5. What passion does Sedaris' father attempt to share with his children?

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